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Tail light housing removal question

I don’t seem to have the dreaded captive nut issue since all 4 screws holding the housing to the car seem to loosen easily and seem to be coming out with each turn of the screwdriver and not just spinning in place

However, I didn’t totally remove them because I have read that there are at least a few regular nuts that one must reach under/behind and hold so as not to lose the nut....

I can’t find any reference to which screw has a normal nut....is it the screw closest to the middle PORSCHE reflector or the one closer to the front of the car and should I look for a real nut on driver and passenger sides?

I have even seen someone say they have all captive nuts but unfortunately, these threads are not clear what year car it is

Mine is 1983 SC

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My '87 has all captive nuts. I believe all years (at least from the early 1970s) are the same.
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Ok thanks a lot

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